Hi everyone,
Please see the following message about travel awards for students to attend
the Annual Meeting of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society in
February, 2025.
Students: if you are interested in attending this meeting, please talk with
your advisor/research mentor.
Best, Melanie
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From: Colleen Wisinski
Date: Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Subject: Student Travel Awards from TWS SoCal Chapter
To: Colleen Wisinski
Cc: studentaffairs@tws-socal.org
The Southern California Chapter of The Wildlife Society (TWS SoCal) is
offering an undetermined number of travel awards of up to $1000 each to
help qualifying students and early career professionals attend the 2025
Annual Meeting https://visalia2025.tws-west.org/ of the Western Section
of The Wildlife Society in Visalia, CA (3-7 February 2025). The awards may
cover the costs of pre-conference symposia or workshops (see here
https://visalia2025.tws-west.org/pre-meeting-workshops/ for details).
**Please pass this information on to any students or recent graduates that
would benefit!**
We have not received many applications so are trying to get the word out.
Applications are due *15 DECEMBER 2024 *by midnight PDT. The successful
candidate(s) will be chosen by the TWS SoCal Executive Board using the
following evaluation criteria:
*Eligibility *
All applicants must meet the following criteria:
• Be a member of TWS SoCal ($10/year; sign up here
https://wildlife.org/socal/membership/)
• Be a student enrolled at an accredited college/university within the
chapter’s geographic boundary (San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Los Angeles,
Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties)
• OR be a recent graduate (within the past 3 years) who resides or works
within the chapter’s geographic boundary
*Application Instructions *
All applicants must submit electronic copies of the following:
• Complete application form here https://forms.gle/ZgPTuKGGKF3rZ1ti7 (see
attached for worksheet).
• Proof of TWS SoCal membership (copy of membership dues payment receipt).
• An essay (500 words maximum) describing your interest and career goals in
wildlife, conservation, and management as a whole. Please include a
statement of why you should receive this award.
• If you are planning to present, please include the abstract of your
poster or oral presentation and proof of acceptance (acceptance letter from
TWS-WS) if you have received it.
*Note *
Applicants will be notified of the award results by 29 December 2024. The
award recipient(s) will be reimbursed for covered expenses after the
meeting and will be required to submit an expense form. The award
recipient(s) is/are expected to attend the SoCal Chapter annual meeting
(Thurs, 6 Feb, 8-9:30 pm), and to submit a newsletter article/social media
post about their experience before reimbursement. Attendance at the Welcome
Reception, Banquet, Breakfast Roundtable, and Student-Professional mixer
(Thurs, 6 Feb, 4-6 pm) are highly encouraged.
*Please submit all application materials (or questions) to: *
Colleen Wisinski and Lyell Buttermore
Student Affairs Committee Co-Chairs
*StudentAffairs@tws-socal.org *
*Please include “TWS SoCal Travel Award” in the email subject line.*
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